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Status Not under consideration
Workspace COBOL Compilers
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 4, 2012

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cannot debug big program with IBM COBOL for AIX

For 32-bit applications, the debug format on AIX, stabstrings, uses a two byte field for storing line numbers. Therefore the line numbers that can be represented are 0 - 65535. Therefore source files with more than 65535 lines will cause difficulties when one attempts to debug them. There are no plans to address this limitation. Note that 64-bit applications do not have this limitation, but TxSeries is only 32-bits, so 64-bit compilation is not an option here.

The problem can be avoided by reducing the size of all of the source files to less than 65535 lines. Reducing the size of their source files will also be beneficial if Surecomp decides to compile with the OPTIMIIZE option in the future.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 15, 2020

    IBM COBOL for AIX is a continuous delivery offering, and aims to satisfy the needs of a rapidly evolving market segment.
    Product strategy evolves and requirements are continuously evaluated against that strategy. This RFE has recently been reappraised against the wider product strategy and does not fall into IBMs delivery plans for the next 12 month. Whilst this RFE might be valid and we might look to deliver it longer term, this RFE is being rejected at this time. The requirement will be kept in our internal RFE backlog and might be reassessed in the future.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 14, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - COBOL Compilers

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Rational
    Product family - Design & development
    Product - COBOL Compilers

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jun 3, 2013

    Long term goal

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 11, 2013

    This is a known problem that requires a re-design of several components. It is on our list of things to do, but we will not be able to get this change into the next release of COBOL for AIX

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 4, 2013

    Looking in to this one

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